Sports

Smithville boys golf sends team to state for 2nd-straight season
SMITHVILLE — With the opportunity to play on its home course, Smithville boys golf made sure to take advantage in the Class 4 District 4 Championships Monday, May 11 at Paradise Pointe Golf Complex.
- Smithville boys golf sends team to state for 2nd-straight season
- Kearney boys golf secures state bids for 2 individually
- Liberty North boys golf ties for 3rd in districts as 4 earn trips to state
- Liberty boys golf qualifies 3 for state tournament
- Liberty North boys tennis ends season in district semifinals
Education

Liberty High School FRESH Club among 6 schools with most safe driving pledges
- Liberty High School FRESH Club among 6 schools with most safe driving pledges
- Retirement open house May 20 for Liberty superintendent
- Smithville families can sign up for Feed Northland Kids food kits for summer
- Missouri students could be honored for community service
- Area schools potentially affected by Canvas cybersecurity attack
Outdoors

Join MDC May 16 for a virtual program on invasive plants
- Join MDC May 16 for a virtual program on invasive plants
- Martha Lafite Thompson Nature Sanctuary celebrates 50th anniversary with story walk
- Virtual programs available in early May
- MDC encourages motorists to brake for turtles
- MDC needs experienced birders to help with breeding bird survey
Sports

Smithville boys golf sends team to state for 2nd-straight season
- Smithville boys golf sends team to state for 2nd-straight season
- Kearney boys golf secures state bids for 2 individually
- Liberty North boys golf ties for 3rd in districts as 4 earn trips to state
- Liberty boys golf qualifies 3 for state tournament
- Liberty North boys tennis ends season in district semifinals
Education

Liberty High School FRESH Club among 6 schools with most safe driving pledges
- Liberty High School FRESH Club among 6 schools with most safe driving pledges
- Retirement open house May 20 for Liberty superintendent
- Smithville families can sign up for Feed Northland Kids food kits for summer
- Missouri students could be honored for community service
- Area schools potentially affected by Canvas cybersecurity attack
Outdoors

Join MDC May 16 for a virtual program on invasive plants
- Join MDC May 16 for a virtual program on invasive plants
- Martha Lafite Thompson Nature Sanctuary celebrates 50th anniversary with story walk
- Virtual programs available in early May
- MDC encourages motorists to brake for turtles
- MDC needs experienced birders to help with breeding bird survey
News

Clay County Sheriff’s Office emergency management joining with Northland law enforcement for KC2026 safety, security efforts
CLAY COUNTY — In 2024, the Kansas City 2026 organizing group appointed Kyle Postell as Director of Safety & Security for the FIFA World Cup 2026.
- Clay County Sheriff’s Office emergency management joining with Northland law enforcement for KC2026 safety, security efforts
- Pizza Shoppe opens in new location
- Highway patrol urges safety during holiday weekend travel
- Northland woman receives probation after last year’s arrest
- 3 Valentine’s Law defendants charged in 72-hour span
Community Living

16 things to do in Clay County
The following is a list of things to do Thursday through Wednesday, May 21 through May 27 in the Courier-Tribune coverage area. To have your event included in an upcoming calendar, email us by noon Monday the week of the event at news@mycouriertribune.com. THE GREAT PUZZLE RACE: Starting at 6 p.m. May 21, in the…
- 16 things to do in Clay County
- KC Westlake Ace Hardware stores, Salvation Army team up for annual fan drive
- Community pools, splash pads open this weekend
- SENIOR NEWS LINE: Recalls worth noting
- DONNA ERICKSON’S BEST BITES: Have fun with summer strawberries
Multimedia

Gallery | Liberty baseball Senior Night
Liberty baseball Senior Night Friday, May 8.
- Gallery | Liberty baseball Senior Night
- Gallery | Ken Peek Invitational
- Gallery | Girls soccer crosstown showdown
- Gallery | Girls soccer Highway 92 showdown
- Gallery | Kearney Classic Invitational
Special Sections
Entertainment

Northland students win 2026 Blue Star awards
LIBERTY — Liberty and Liberty North high schools took home award at the 2026 Blue Star Awards ceremony May 21.
- Northland students win 2026 Blue Star awards
- Gladstone Summertime Bluesfest Friday, Saturday
- MOVIE REVIEW: This is not ‘Normal’
- True Crime GenreCon comes to Woodneath Library Center April 11
- MOVIE REVIEW: ‘Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice’ equates blah & blah & blah & blah
Opinion

Find time to be still this spring
Spring has arrived. The earth is filled with fresh green and vibrant colors. We are filled with new hope. And, as if it is even possible, our lives seem to get busier.
- Find time to be still this spring
- Time to ask best friend for help with worst enemy
- Reader questions benefit of future data center in Liberty
- No one belongs among hungry
- Sunshine Laws keep government in the light




